bar risers

[Pat Conlon]

Joe, try Randy's Vibranator bar ends the same way.....or, do what I did...put one on one side and leave your oem bar end on the other side. 1/2 way through your trip, switch sides. They work.

[Tuned forks]

Randy, bar risers already ordered and Robert mailed them today.

Pat, I think my debit card is overheating.  I've spent a lot of money on bike related stuff recently.  I'll keep the Vibranators in mind.
So what were the results of your scientific experiment?

Joe

[Pat Conlon]

They work.

Here's cool thing to do: Install the Vibranators, go for a ride, at freeway speed, take your left hand and feel the Vibranator bar end, lots of vibrations huh? The thing really hums. That's the counter weight wiggling on the bar shaft. Now compare those vibes on the bar end to the vibes coming thru your hand grip.
A significant reduction in high frequency vibes.

[Tuned forks]

More things to purchase I suppose.  I don't want to contract moditus.  Supposedly it's incurable.

Joe

[ZOA NOM]

More things to purchase I suppose.  I don't want to contract moditus.  Supposedly it's incurable.

Joe

Ask me about my shift indicator... and heated grips... and relays... and driving lights... and clear lenses... and dashcam... and...

[Tuned forks]

Bar risers were received today and installed.  Feels a bit more comfy, I won't know for sure until I take it for a freeway jaunt.

Rick, someday heated grips may get installed.  Either that or these;

https://www.motosport.com/racer-dynamic-ii-goretex-gloves

As far as a headlight relay, I'm actually impressed with the headlight that is on the FJ.  Perhaps it's not stock, I don't know.  Better vision in dark than my FZR with aftermarket bulbs.
I'd like to cast up a set of front lenses....someday.

[ZOA NOM]

Bar risers were received today and installed.  Feels a bit more comfy, I won't know for sure until I take it for a freeway jaunt.

Rick, someday heated grips may get installed.  Either that or these;

https://www.motosport.com/racer-dynamic-ii-goretex-gloves

As far as a headlight relay, I'm actually impressed with the headlight that is on the FJ.  Perhaps it's not stock, I don't know.  Better vision in dark than my FZR with aftermarket bulbs.
I'd like to cast up a set of front lenses....someday.

Do some research here on the board regarding headlight mods. Most everything has been tried, with varying degrees of success. I finally settled on a simple 80/100w Sylvania replacement bulb for the factory bulb, and installed the headlight relay to protect the wiring, and it has performed as good as anything else I've tried (LED, HID, etc.) I added a pair of LED driving lights mounted to the leading edge of the engine bars that completely changed riding on a dark road. I wired them through the high-beam switch to be able to kill them quickly for oncoming traffic. They've saved me a few times from deer standing in the road on my early morning commute through Niles Canyon.

[Tuned forks]

I think you've only owned that  bike for a year, maybe less.  It's impressive the amount of changes you have made in that time.  If I can make it to the rally, I'll be interested in checking out your machine.

Occasionally I ride to work, not often.  But, when I do ride it's at oh-dark thirty.  Like you I suspect.  Even on low beam whatever my FJ has for a headlight seems to do the job on Highway 280.  There are sections that are darker than a coal miner's a$$.

I've driven Niles Canyon during the day.  A very nice drive.

Joe

[ZOA NOM]

I think you've only owned that  bike for a year, maybe less.  It's impressive the amount of changes you have made in that time.  If I can make it to the rally, I'll be interested in checking out your machine.

Occasionally I ride to work, not often.  But, when I do ride it's at oh-dark thirty.  Like you I suspect.  Even on low beam whatever my FJ has for a headlight seems to do the job on Highway 280.  There are sections that are darker than a coal miner's a$$.

I've driven Niles Canyon during the day.  A very nice drive.

Joe

Well, most of the credit goes to the original owner, and Randy, who kept it lovingly tucked away in his warehouse just for me!

It has been nice working on modifying a clean platform. I also had the experience of the previous bikes with the same mods that made it go much smoother.